2019 Italian Open (tennis) explained

The 2019 Italian Open (also known as the Rome Masters or the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 15 to 21 May 2019. It was the 76th edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2019 WTA Tour.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64width=85width=85width=85
Men's singles[1] 100060036018090451025160
Men's doubles[2] 0
Women's singles90058535019010560130201
Women's doubles1

Prize money

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style=background:#edededMen's singles€958,055€484,950€248,745€128,200€64,225€33,635€18,955€7,255€3,630
style=background:#edededWomen's singles€523,858€261,802€130,774€60,240€29,866€15,330€7,879€4,385 €2,256
style=background:#edededMen's doubles€284,860€139,020€69,680€35,510€18,730€10,020
style=background:#edededWomen's doubles€149,965 €75,744€37,491€18,872€9,532 €4,474

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 6 May 2019. Rankings and points before are as of 13 May 2019.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Novak Djokovic12,11536060012,355Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
22 Rafael Nadal7,9451,0001,0007,945Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
33 Roger Federer5,77001805,950Quarterfinals withdrew due to right leg injury
45 Alexander Zverev4,745600104,155Second round lost to Matteo Berrettini [WC]
54 Dominic Thiem4,84510104,845Second round lost to Fernando Verdasco
66 Kei Nishikori3,8601801803,860
79 Juan Martín del Potro3,145901803,235Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
87 Stefanos Tsitsipas3,790703604,080Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
910 Marin Čilić3,025360452,710
1012 Fabio Fognini2,920180902,830Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [8]
1113 Karen Khachanov2,72010902,800Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco
1214 Daniil Medvedev2,62510102,625First round lost to Nick Kyrgios
1315 Borna Ćorić2,44510902,525Third round lost to Roger Federer [3]
1418 Nikoloz Basilashvili1,90570901,925Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
1516 Gaël Monfils1,96510101,965First round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas [Q]
1619 Marco Cecchinato1,87545451,875Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason
83,755103,745Right elbow injury
11 John Isner2,950102,940Left foot injury
171,96001,960Right knee injury

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:[3]

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
PolandŁukasz Kubot BrazilMarcelo Melo111
United KingdomJamie Murray BrazilBruno Soares172
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal ColombiaRobert Farah203
Nikola MektićFranko Škugor234
AustriaOliver MarachMate Pavić255
Raven Klaasen New ZealandMichael Venus296
Bob BryanMike Bryan317
FinlandHenri Kontinen AustraliaJohn Peers358

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
JapanNaomi Osaka11
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová22
RomaniaSimona Halep33
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková54
UkraineElina Svitolina65
Kiki Bertens76
Sloane Stephens87
AustraliaAshleigh Barty98
BelarusAryna Sabalenka109
Serena Williams1110
Caroline Wozniacki1211
Anastasija Sevastova1312
Madison Keys1413
EstoniaAnett Kontaveit1514
China1615
1716

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:[3]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Czech RepublicBarbora Krejčíková Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková31
Nicole Melichar Czech RepublicKvěta Peschke252
AustraliaSamantha Stosur ChinaZhang Shuai283
BelgiumElise Mertens BelarusAryna Sabalenka294
Hsieh Su-wei Czech RepublicBarbora Strýcová305
CanadaGabriela Dabrowski ChinaXu Yifan306
Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan327
Anna-Lena GrönefeldDemi Schuurs358

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Points singles | May 14th - 20th 2017 . atpworldtour.com . 2018-05-14. 2018-04-10.
  2. Web site: Points doubles | May 14th - 20th 2017 . atpworldtour.com . 2018-05-14. 2018-04-10.
  3. Web site: Queste le Wild Cardgia Assegnate per il Main Draw. Wildcards Assigned to the Main Draw. it. Internazionali BNL D'Italia. 5 May 2019.